P. J. Berckmans Company’s Tree and Plant Catalogue 
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Phcenix pumila 
Caryota urens (Fish-Tail Palm). Leaves with 
broad pinnules, the ultimate divisions having the 
shape of the tail of a fish. 50 cts. and $1. 
*C0C0S Alphonsii. Known in South Florida as the 
Belair Palm. A tall-growing tree; leaves bright 
green. 50 cts. 
Cocos Campestris. Leaves spreading, recurved, 
3 to 4 feet long. Segments narrow, lanceolate. 18 to 
24 inches, 50 cts. 
*Cocos plumosa. Leaves very long, drooping 
pinnae 1 to 2 feet, in bunches. 50 cts.; larger, $1. 
*Cocos Weddeliana. The most graceful of all small 
Palms; stems slender, erect; leaves long and narrow, 
of a rich green, gracefully arched. A valuable variety 
for decorating apartments. 8 to 10 inches, 50 cts.; 10 
to 12 inches, 75 cts.; 12 to 15 inches', 4 in a pot, $1. 
*Euterpe edulis (Para Palm). Grows 40 to 60 
feet, with delicate feathery heads and clean stems. 
50 cts. 
Kentia 
We have a large stock of these desirable Palms. 
They are of robust and graceful habit, and can stand 
considerable rough usage. They retain their lower 
leaves, and are of a bright color. 
Belmoreana (Hovvea, or Curley-Leaved Palm). A 
graceful variety, with leaves which have the appear¬ 
ance of being curled. 12 inches, 50 cts.; 15 inches, 
75 cts.; larger size, $1. 
Forsteriana (Thatch-Leaf Palm). The most robust 
of the genus ; leaves broader, and stem often of darker 
color. 15 inches, 50 cts.; 18 inches, 75 cts.; 20 to 24 
inches, $ 1. Made-up plants, 4 plants in a pot, the 
center plant being tall, with 3 smaller plants around 
it, thus forming a handsome, bushy specimen. 6-inch 
pots, $2. 
Phoenix 
(THE DATE PALM) 
A most valuable genus for conservatory cultivation 
here and for open ground further south. Most of the 
varieties stand a temperature of 35 0 . They make 
handsome plants for decorative purposes, being of 
robust and rapid growth. 
Prices of plants, unless noted : 12 inches, 25 cts. 
each, $2 for 10; 15 to 18 inches, 50 cts. each, $4 for 
10; 20 to 24 inches, $1 each, $7 for 10. 
*Canariensis. Foliage narrow and graceful; very 
desirable for open ground in middle Florida ; attains 
large size. 
*Farinifera. A com pact-growing species, and of 
quite hardy habit; foliage deep green. 
Leonensis, or spinosa. With sharp-pointed pinna?; 
a beautiful variety ; of rapid growth, and makes a 
; large tree. 
*Pumila. Of rapid growth and graceful foliage. 
-Reclinata. A valuable variety, of robust and com¬ 
pact growth, and of great decorative merit. We grow 
this variety in large quantities. 
*Rupicola (Rock-loving). A species of recent in¬ 
troduction, and very scarce. It is the handsomest and 
most graceful of the genus; of dwarf habit, leaves 
drooping and falling over gracefully. Plants 15 
inches, 50 cts. 
*Sylvestris (Sylvan, or Wild Palm of Bengal, or 
East Indian Wine Palm). Leaves very long, grayish 
green, pinna? numerous. One of the hardiest of the 
genus, and a most valuable variety. 
*Tenuis (Narrow). Of recent introduction ; resem¬ 
bles the Common Date Palm, but more slender, and 
finer in all its parts. 
Zanzibarensis. With broad pinna? and compact 
habit. 
Ptychosperma Alexandrae 
(AUSTRALIAN FEATHER PALM) 
Leaves beautifully arched ; an exceedingly desirable 
variety. 50 cts.; larger, 75 cts. and $1. 
Seaforthia, or Ptychosperma Cunnings 
hamiana 
(ILLAWARA PALM) 
Elegans. An elegant species of graceful habit and 
rapid growth ; leaves very long, dark green ; valuable 
for decorative purposes, and well known. 12 inches, 
25 cts.; 18 to 20 inches, 50 cts.; larger plants, 75 cts. 
and $1. 
Seaforthia robusta, or Areca Bauerii. Similar to 
Seaforthia elegans, but with darker foliage and stems. 
Plants 12 inches high, 25 cts.; 15 to 18 inches, 50 cts. 
Phoenix rupicola 
